Invisible rug-holder.



W. S. WRIGHT.

INVISIBLE RUG HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 17, 191s.

1,071,659. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co..w^sl-IINCTQN. n. c.

UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE.

WALTER S. WRIGHT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

INVISIBLE RUG-HOLDER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, IVALTER S. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city kof New York, borough of Bronx, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Invisible Rug-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a suitable rug or carpet stretcher and holder. This object is accomplished by my invention, one embodiment of which is hereinafter set forth.

For a more particular description of my invention, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a. part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved device applied to a rug or carpet. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a plan view of my improved device. Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing my device when not in use. Fig. 5 is a large sectional view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

A rug 1, or carpet, either as desired, is held by my improved stretching and holding device 2 in the following manner. The holding device 2 has the form of ahinge with one leaf 3 adapted to be secured to a floor 4 by means of screws or tacks 5, or any other suitable means, and a second leaf 6 which is adapted to be secured to the rug or carpet 1 by means of a serrated edge 7. The leaves 3 and 6 are connected together by means of a suitable rod 8 of irregular form, and parts of the leaves 3 and 6 which contain this rod are given a peculiar shape so as to conform to the rod, as will be described below. This rod 8 has a series of laterally extending and regularly spaced lugs 9 which are in the na.- ture of means to prevent this rod from turning about its axis. The leaves 3 and 6 are formed with corresponding projections 10 on the parts which inclose the rod 8 to receive these lugs 9 so that the rod 8 may slide in these leaves in the direction of its axis. The rod 8 is also provided with two heads, one at each end, numbered 11 and 12, which are large enough to be grasped by the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 17, 1913.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Se1ia1 No. 774,140.

lingers `of an operator who may shove this rod against the tension of a coiled spring 13 placed adjacent to the head 12 and between it and the leaf 3, so that under normal conditions this spring will be expanded and canse the lug 9 to rest both in the leaf 3 and the leaf 6. INhen this spring 13 is compressed by shoving the rod 8 to the left (assuming the parts to be as shown in Fig. 1) then the lugs 9 are either in the leaf 3 or clear of both leaves, as shown in Fig. 5. In this event, the part 6 may be folded upon the part 3, as shown in Fig. 4. In Fig. 2 the parts 3 and 6 are shown open and locked in the open position by means of the rod 8 with its integral lugs 9.

In view of the foregoing, the operation of my improved device will be readily understood. Assuming the leaf 3 to be secured to a Hoor as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the leaf 6 is then raised to a substantially vertical position, the serrated edge 7 is then forced into engagement with the carpet or rug 1, which may be either folded under one end of the part .6 as shown, or may be forced into the rug near its end as indicated by dotted lines. In either case, the part 6 is forced to the floor as shown in Fig. 2 and then the rod 8 is drawn by the spring 13 until the lugs 9 are in both the leaves 3 and 6 so that the stretcher is locked in place. Vhen the carpet is to be removed the operator grasps the end 11 or the end 12, either as convenient, or both, and pulls the rod against the tension of the spring` 13 until the lugs 9 are clear of the leaf 6. Then the tension of the carpet or rug on this leaf 6 will draw, or tends to draw it up, so that the operator will have no trouble in raising it to a vert-ical position, and then can easily remove the rug or carpet for cleaning, or otherwise, as desired. When the rug or carpet is removed for such cleaning it is customary to throw the leaf 6 into the position shown in Fig. 4, and it is slightly offset by its middle portion so that its pointed ends 7 will lie flat on the floor, as shown.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is,

1. In a device of the class described, a carpet stretcher and holder having two leaves, one adapted to be secured to a ioor and one adapted to be secured to a carpet, a rod uniting` said leaves and Ineans on said iod for lockingsaid leaves in an extended position when the device is in use.

2. In a device of the class described, a. member having` two leaves, one adapted to be secured to a Hoor and One to a carpet, a i'od uniting` said leaves, said rod havin@ pro j ections which are adapted to lock the eaves in an extended position When the device is 1n use.

3. In a device of the class described, a hinge having two leaves, one of which is adapted to be secured to a floor and one to a carpet, a rod with heads and lugs, and a spring on said rod between one of said heads and said hinge member.

VALTER S. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

GUSTAVE I. ARNOLD, II. RADZINSKY.

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